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I love to help you build strong families, beginning with a healthy marriage, and purposeful parenting.

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Every good thing comes from God and healthy families are built on a firm foundation of faith.

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After 15+ years of homeschooling, my family agrees it’s the best choice we have made!

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With a background in sports medicine and fitness, I am passionate to encourage women to embrace a healthy mindset and lifestyle.

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Unfortunately, we can’t keep up with everything wh Unfortunately, we can’t keep up with everything when it comes to raising kids with technology.  But here are four things I won’t quit talking about because I think they are so important…

1. Make sure you have accountability filters on EVERY device your child has access to. Don’t put it off another day. 💥Filters alone aren’t foolproof, but they are a very helpful first line of defense. 👍🏼

2. If your kids are on social media, be sure you are checking on things regularly. Check out who they’re following/interacting with, and set limits on their time. Research has proven the more time kids spend on social media, the higher the likelihood of anxiety and depression. (Especially in girls.). We know too much to put our heads in the sand on this one.

3. If your kids play video games, make sure you know what they’re doing and again, set limits. Not all video games are terrible, and not every kid who plays video games is addicted, but there’s potential for a lot of problems if your kids are playing video games without supervision. 

4. Keep screens out of bedrooms. Kids should not have phones in their room (especially at night) and if they must have a computer in their room, they should only use it when the door is open.

5. (Bonus). AI! 🫪
Ahhh, so much I want to say on this topic. Mostly, be careful!!! AI can be very helpful, but there is also so much potential for danger. (There is a new module in my Raising Tech-Smart Kids Mini course all about kids and AI. I think you’ll find it super helpful.! ) 

➡️ I have a few (free) helpful resources to share with you, AND for the next 3 days only I am offering 25% OFF my Raising Tech-Smart Kids Mini-Course!! 💥. To get links to all of that, comment: TECH and I will DM you!!
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just a few high (and low🥹🤷‍♀️) lights from our week of challenging golf tournaments, sweet time with old and new friends, book editing, beautiful nature, bougie, bathrooms, expensive snacks, and a couple exhausted travelers happy to be headed home.
❤️ Just a little humor to kick off the first Monda ❤️ Just a little humor to kick off the first Monday of June.! 😜🥰
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